Facebook

[Dionysus]

Originally posted by DC_Zeta1920
I'm qualified to fall under the "Too Old" category. But facebook is very addictive, just like Blackplanet was say 2000-2002 (at least to me it was).

OH, hell no!!! Uh uh!!! If you're too old then that makes me too old, lol.

TFB is almost as addictive as GC.

[onlyme]

I just registered with Facebook. If anyone wants to friend me, just PM me.

[gamma_girl52]

Why was this the FIRST place I logged on to when I got back to work after my week-long vacation? Now that is terrible!

[kommitted1973]

Originally posted by gamma_girl52
I've been on it all day

School's out and we have to work this week...but I did just join a group called "Too Old to be on Facebook"

I should start a group like that at my school!

Facebook is great. I get to keep in touch with my cousins who are scattered all over the place.

I am sooooo addicted

[JustMyself]

My friend at work is a member of Facebook. She let me navigate though it one day and I was hooked. Unfortunately, you have to have a college or h.s. email account in order to register. I didn't realize this so I can't join. I inquiried about it and they sent me an email back saying that they were trying to work on finding a way to let people register w/o a school affiliated email but who knows when that will be.

[lostnfound117]

I'm on Facebook, so PM if you want to add me to your friend's list. You guys are gonna pretty much laugh at me because I really havent' figured it out yet. I mean, I have added people that I know, but outside of that, I'm not too sure what I'm supposed to do. Is it just sending messages back and forth and stuff? I spend more time on MySpace b/c I like to blog...

Anyone got a MySpace page? If so, PM me...

[Missam05]

Originally posted by lostnfound117
I'm on Facebook, so PM if you want to add me to your friend's list. You guys are gonna pretty much laugh at me because I really havent' figured it out yet. I mean, I have added people that I know, but outside of that, I'm not too sure what I'm supposed to do. Is it just sending messages back and forth and stuff? I spend more time on MySpace b/c I like to blog...

Anyone got a MySpace page? If so, PM me...

The links are what I find addicting at times. You use your interests and your friends' interests to meet other folks who are interested. When you join clubs you get another way to meet more folks. You can find friends from high school and see what they're up to and that's just the half of it. I found some cuties that I always "scoped out" at school but didn't really do much with that. (Don't want to appear like a stalker.) I don't really blog. Been thinking about it but don't know what I want to say..(that is that I want other folks to know lol)

[crunkone]

hey, i'm on there too! all day everyday! PM me. i only have like 200 friends, i could always use some more! lol

[gamma_girl52]

At my last count I had...about 400 or so.
I'm like, I know I don't know all of ya'll like that

[Gina1201]

I am sad that Facebook has been blocked at my job. First GC, now this. SASAS!!

[Amaretto Sour]

Originally posted by 2Tuff2Quit
I keep meeting up with people I haven't talked to since Elementary School.

See, and I thought I was the only one this happened to!

I love Facebook - it allows for me to do a lot of networking (especially since I hardly ever see any of these people on the yard.. you know, being the good student that I am LOL!) and I still can meet people I don't see on the regular.

Not only that, but I love being able to keep in touch with my graduating class!

[WenD08]

not to put a damper on things but just an FYI...

The Oracle (online site)

Employers looks at Facebook

by Suzanne Parks
January 13, 2006

Facebook addicts beware: According to a document sent to campus Career Center directors nationwide, potential employers have begun to use this online forum to conduct a sort of background check on applicants.

“So far we haven’t seen a problem with this on our campus,” Career Center Director Drema Howard said. “None of the employers we work with have asked about it yet, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t employers in the Tampa Bay area who are using it.”

Facebook.com is a nationwide directory of high school and college students used to connect with others and foster friendships. Students can post pictures, comment about other profiles and perform general searches for other students. In order for any person to access another’s account, they must first register using their student e-mail account.

Both Howard and Dan VanHoose, assistant director of the Career Center, agree that while nothing has been reported about students on USF’s campus losing jobs, everyone should be aware of the situation.

According to VanHoose, the idea was discussed at a meeting and information was readily available about the Web site so the Career Center’s staff could be fully informed.

“I gave them the heads up that if it should come up, we need to address that employers are knowledgeable and do have access,” VanHoose said. While Facebook can be harmless when used with restraint, many students choose to post pictures of themselves drinking or performing sexual or illegal acts. There are also a slew of user groups involving drinking, drugs and sex that anyone can join.

“We aren’t saying there is anything wrong with the concept,” Howard said.

“We realize that all the students are adults, but we are trying to give them a heads up and make them aware.”

Senior Stephanie Smith doesn’t agree with the idea of employers being able to check student’s information via the Web site.

“That is our college life, not our adult life,” Smith said. “Who is to say that we haven’t changed by that time? I doubt every employer I would interview with didn’t do at least some of those same things when they were our age.”

Howard has some advice for those who follow that school of thought, however.

“If you put something of very personal nature out there, you lose your right to choose who has access to it,” Howard said. “You can actually negate yourself as a professional to an employer.”

According to Facebook.com, if students don’t want others to have access to their information, they can change their personal security settings. Settings can range from allowing everyone at your school to view your profile to only those who you deem as your friends. Students are also able to cancel their account at anytime.

[luminarysoul]

yeap! i read an article similar to that a few weeks ago

I also read that myspace.com is another way to set yourself up these days

[ykimber]

I am happy to say that I finally have facebook and I am starting to like it!

[Obsession8]

Okay, this thread has been dead for a good while...figured I'd resurrect it. Any (new) GC'ers on Facebook as well? Going once...going twice...